Elk County Nostalgia

frawin · September 22, 2011, 09:16:04 PM

For the record the correct spelling for Blodgett is Blodgett, not Bloggett.

ddurbin · September 22, 2011, 09:42:21 PM

While we're clearing the record, I believe Glen Crouse was in extreme NE Cowley County, not Chautauqua.

farmgal67357 · September 23, 2011, 03:04:34 AM

Quote from: frawin on September 22, 2011, 09:16:04 PM
For the record the correct spelling for Blodgett is Blodgett, not Bloggett.

Ooops...sorry, my bad!
Lisa

Judy Harder · September 23, 2011, 06:03:56 AM

Lisa, all of these communities have been at one time a booming place. we lived in a house at Busby and from what the "Old-timers!" say and what we read from history.........it was once a major part of the area. Now, it is the school house and several farm/ranches and if you ever go see it, it is a beautiful spot in the road and the neighbors are busy raising cattle, cain and
heck and very nice and fun to deal with. It sits right at the corner where West Elk and Elk Valley school zones are. I had to drive our kids to the corner where the school house is to catch the school bus.
Yes, it is out in the "Boon-Docks" but I enjoyed my time out there. (Oh, at one time you did not take the Busby road east after a rain/storm...........just wasn't any bottom to it.......LOL We use to use it for a short cut (It is) to Fredonia and I sent my city-slicker family that way when they had been to visit us..........and I still catch heck from Dad for the nastiness of the road. It has improved, but I still remember it was like quicksand.

frawin · September 23, 2011, 06:12:29 AM

Quote from: farmgal67357 on September 23, 2011, 03:04:34 AM
Ooops...sorry, my bad!
Lisa

Lisa, no big mistake, you got closer to the spelling than lots of people. There are lots of small towns that have disappeared and more that are almost gone. My wife and I like to drive around and visit the towns that are hanging on. If you get a chance go to the Beaumont Hotel on a Sunday for Lunch. If you haven't been there it is a rewarding experience.

W. Gray · September 23, 2011, 09:16:23 AM

Glen Grouse was indeed in Cowley County and had a post office from late 1877 to early 1894.

farmgal67357 · September 24, 2011, 12:54:25 AM

Quote from: frawin on September 23, 2011, 06:12:29 AM
Lisa, no big mistake, you got closer to the spelling than lots of people. There are lots of small towns that have disappeared and more that are almost gone. My wife and I like to drive around and visit the towns that are hanging on. If you get a chance go to the Beaumont Hotel on a Sunday for Lunch. If you haven't been there it is a rewarding experience.

We've been past there, we were "touring" the windmills, but didn't stop. I didn't know they had a restaurant. We'll have to go back!
Lisa

farmgal67357 · September 24, 2011, 12:56:05 AM

I think that some of those names are really interesting. Like Fiat. I thought that was an Italian car!
Lisa

flintauqua · September 24, 2011, 01:38:38 AM

http://atsfrr.net/resources/Sandifer/Howard/Fiat/Fiat.htm

jpbill · September 24, 2011, 12:56:32 PM

Lisa, the town of Fiat was is pronounced with a long "i" and a short "a".

My grandparents shipped all the farm equipment, animals, and household goods to Fiat when they moved to Elk county from Nebraska in 1921. Fiat was the closest railroad station to their new home just north of the Antioch church.

Bill Hawkins
Grandson of Cordial and Mae Stanley